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Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
Compiled Nov 6
What happened
Pastor Paul Mackenzie was sentenced to 200 years in prison by Kenya's High Court in Mombasa
The detail
He was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult, totaling 191 people
The detail
Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus
The detail
He was leader of the Good News International Church
How it unfolded
2023: More than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves at Chakama Ranch in Kilifi County · Oct. 19: The court found all 29 accused guilty of the murder of 191 people · Friday: The High Court in Mombasa sentenced Mackenzie to 200 years in prison
By the numbers
200 years prison sentence · 191 murder victims · 190 child victims · 29 total accused · 400+ bodies exhumed
Still unresolved
One of the 29 accused confessed and pleaded for leniency, but the article does not specify what sentence this person received